Some thoughts about men's hair

[Razor X]

The truth of the matter is, that even before it starts thinning or receding, most guys do not have great hair.  A lucky few do -- the rest of us make do with hair that never quite does what we want it to.  So why do we make such a huge deal out of it when it starts to disappear?  The fear of change, perhaps? 

Things have changed a lot since I started shaving my head.  It was becoming more accepted then, but nothing like it is today.  I sat on the fence for a long time.  I kind of wish I was just now getting to the point where I needed to start shaving.  I'd like to know if it would be an easier decision to make now than it was back then.

[shyslyguy]

Interesting question Razor. Not sure that I fancy being in that place again though - much happier these days than I was back then. I think though that to a certain extent, it must be easier for guys today if only because as you say, so many of us decide to go the sly route that it's not such a drastic decision as it perhaps once was & many men today, as we know are bbc anyway.

On the other hand I doubt that the process of losing one's hair per se has got any easier - as you say, most people have a fear of change - particularly negative change & if you've had hair all your life up to that point (as most of us do) & suddenly it starts rapidly disappearing whichever way you look at it it's hard not to see it as a narrowing of your options, after all you can always decide to be bbc but if you are going bald naturally, you can't just decide to have hair again one day.

Be interested to hear what everyone else thinks though ...

[Razor X]

I think though that to a certain extent, it must be easier for guys today if only because as you say, so many of us decide to go the sly route that it's not such a drastic decision as it perhaps once was & many men today, as we know are bbc anyway.

Yes, that's what I meant -- not that I actually wanted to go through the hair loss thing again.  Once is enough for that.     You summed up what I wanted to say better than I did.

[SLYinKC]

I think it has a lot to do with losing control.  We all have a natural tendency to want to be in control of our lives and our destinies.  When hair loss starts, it is a loss of control of an important part of who we are.

Being SLY is a natural way to take back control and put the ball back in our court....not mother natures.

[Razor X]

I think it has a lot to do with losing control.  We all have a natural tendency to want to be in control of our lives and our destinies.  When hair loss starts, it is a loss of control of an important part of who we are.

Being SLY is a natural way to take back control and put the ball back in our court....not mother natures.

The problem with hair loss is that it is usually a very long, drawn-out process.  That's a blessing in the very beginning, but when you inevitably get to one of the awkward stages, you can be stuck there for a very long time.  At that point you just wish the hair was gone - and that's when you know it's time to shave. 

[nomad]

I know for me it was kinda tough when i first noticed that I was losing my hair. I was all about my hair way back when, I had the "cool " hair thing going on, real long and every woman wished there hair was as good as mine. I had the Sampson effect going on in my head  But after the last donation when I really noticed the loss the thing that kept me going at first was that I beat my brother as he was losing his at a very young age. It was the joke of it that kept me ok with it but then I just came to a big realization that, that part of my life is over and I have to go with what I have. the worse it got the more I kept saying I was going to just "bic it" but it did take a long time to get the balls to do it. Now I keep kicking myself for not doing it earlier. It was the best thing I have ever done for myself.